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as in to subdue
to bring under one's control by force of arms
The tyrant used brute force to dominate all countries in the region.
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Recent Examples of dominate
OpenClaw, an open-source model, became something of a philosophical challenge to an AI status quo dominated by a few, centralized, and massive players.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
The Lilypad seeks to dominate all of Bonnie’s time.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
While the enclave is dominated by multiple 'palace' hotels, a distinction the French government awards only to the most exceptional stays, the new Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin stood out for its design-forward take on the valley’s modernist chalets.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
But during her third and final opportunity to medal on Wednesday, Shiffrin dominated the slalom, her strongest event, winning by the event’s largest margin of victory at an Olympics since 1998.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
The Lilypad seeks to dominate all of Bonnie’s time.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
While the enclave is dominated by multiple 'palace' hotels, a distinction the French government awards only to the most exceptional stays, the new Rosewood Courchevel Le Jardin Alpin stood out for its design-forward take on the valley’s modernist chalets.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
But during her third and final opportunity to medal on Wednesday, Shiffrin dominated the slalom, her strongest event, winning by the event’s largest margin of victory at an Olympics since 1998.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dominate
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Lighting throughout the camp is deliberately subdued, with warm-temperature luminaires and dim solar path lights that create minimal pollution and allow for maximum Milky Way views.—
Megan Eaves,
Outside,
20 Feb. 2026
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Likewise, the permacrisis in the economy, which endured despite Caracas’ introduction of a national crypto currency, the Petro, to bypass US sanctions, or the central bank’s removal of five zeros from the national currency, the Bolivar, to subdue hyperinflation.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Noll noted that academic studies have found that estimates often overlook that a large portion of hotel and rental car revenue goes to national chains based outside the region.—
Ethan Varian,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Upstairs, three en suite bedrooms and a spacious game room open to a balcony featuring a double-sided fireplace that overlooks the property.—
Allie Beth Allman & Associates,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Her victory continues the comeback theme – a narrative of paths conquered, attempted, thwarted and ongoing – that has come to define the alpine women skiers of these 2026 Games.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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Basically, look for a design that looks like as though was made for walking in the Mediterranean, but also for conquering the city streets.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2026
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Wallace has fronted the hugely successful YA Culpables franchise for Amazon and could therefore bring a hefty teen audience to The House of the Spirits.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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Before becoming a professional songwriter, Steinberg spent the late-Seventies and early-Eighties fronting a New Wave band, Billy Thermal.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2026
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The appeals court also found that testimony presented to the grand jury through the ISP investigator subjected Kilkelly to a prejudicial denial of due process, and that dismissal of the original charges by Judge Fix was proper.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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His case also lays bare a US immigration system that routinely subjects migrants to prolonged detention under harsh conditions – one that human rights organizations say overwhelmingly ensnares Black and brown people far from the public spotlight.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Sherman Oaks Notre Dame defeated Corona Centennial 59-56.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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That particular corner was filled with pink shirts and defeated faces, and Salloi stood in front of them, fingers in the corners of his mouth, drawing his smile wide like the Joker.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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France’s Eric Perrot overcame a wobble on the final shoot and a late surge from Norway’s Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen to win a sensational first men’s relay gold medal for his country today.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 Feb. 2026
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While most fungal attempts at infection fail, a small number do succeed thanks to the constant evolutionary pressure on pathogens to overcome host plant defenses.—
Lily Peck,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Dominate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dominate. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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